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* [[/Application_Lifecycle|The development lifecycle for a new application]]

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Revision as of 10:44, 7 March 2011

Warning

These pages are currently being completely re-written to reflect the new KDE infrastructure and may not be in a consistent state. Information and commands on some page may no longer be valid and should be used with care.

Build a snapshot of the source code as at a given time or release from a tarball download. These may be stable or unstable releases or nightly snapshots

Stable Source Build

Build a version of the source code for an official release directly from the source repository.

Unstable Source Build

Build the current unstable development code directly from the source repository.

Getting Help

If you are looking for help in using the KDE Workspace or KDE Applications then please visit the KDE UserBase.

If you have any questions or problems with building or developing KDE Software please feel free to ask for help. However, be patient while waiting for a response, and try to work through the problem yourself, we aren't going to do it all for you. Working your way through and understanding why something doesn't work is a good way to learn how to do things the right way.

Installing KDE Software for daily use

If you just want to use stable KDE software for your everyday computing needs, then you do not need to build KDE Software for yourself. You should instead use the software installer provided by your Linux distribution or for your platform. The best place to learn how to do this is through your distributions normal support channels, although you may find some useful information on the following pages:

Mac OS X does not currently have an installer available for KDE Software, but you can simplify building it by using MacPorts or Fink

This is also a good choice if you wish to develop a KDE Application outside of the main KDE Software Compilation, as it is quicker to set up and a more stable API to target. In this case you will need to ensure you install the required development packages for the KDE Development Platform.

Building and Running KDE Software From Source

There are a series of steps you need to understand and follow to successfully build KDE Software from source. The following sections will take you through the process: